Posts tagged Wmata Governance
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We need a new WMATA Compact
The WMATA Compact, the transit authority’s guiding document, is fundamentally flawed. For successful Metro reform to happen, there needs to be a new compact. Keep reading…
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This is how you fix Metro’s funding problems
For WMATA to function, we need to be able to pay for it. A tax on real estate near Metro stations is the way to do that. Keep reading…
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The DC reps on the WMATA board might veto late-night closures
The WMATA Board is nearly ready to move forward with new, shorter late-night hours, and the vote to make them official is in two weeks. But there’s another big potential hurdle: DC’s representatives on the Board might veto the cuts. Update: As of 10:30 on Friday morning, it looks as though DC will in fact OK the late-night cuts lasting for two years. On Tuesday, WMATA staff submitted… Keep reading…
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A business group suggests Congress impose changes to Metro. Is that a good idea?
Congress should make WMATA unconstitutional, says a local business organization, unless DC, Maryland, and Virginia make changes to the agency. These could include smaller board of only transit experts instead of elected leaders, no arbitration for labor contracts, and a dedicated funding source. Keep reading…
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How to give Metro’s safety commission real teeth
Erek Barron and Marc Korman are members of Maryland’s House of Delegates, representing Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, respectively. A 2012 federal statute requires the jurisdictions that make up WMATA to establish a safety oversight commission to oversee Metrorail safety. This will succeed the discredited Tri-State Oversight Committee,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: White is the new Orange
The votes are in; Libby Garvey in Arlington; Mobile app makes party changes; Building stays industrial near Metro; Medical Center access is expensive; Putting the brakes on dirt bikes; Revote for Local 689?; Tough day for travel; Get outta town. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Be safe or shut down
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A regional summit on fixing Metro shows agreement on WMATA’s leadership, divisions on its funding
“If we don’t do something, ten years from now the system won’t be running,” said WMATA Board chairman Jack Evans. “The financial situation is dire.” Keep reading…
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How does Metro’s funding compare to other cities’ systems?
Most transit systems have two budgets: capital, to pay for things like trains and rails, and operating, for running the equipment they already have. And most rely on a few different sources for the money, including fares, advertising, and local government subsidies. Here’s where Metro’s subsidy funding comes from:… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s the boss?
GM officially; Bowser is…just OK; 5A lives to fight another day; Not all for redevelopment; Govies underground; Living at school; Expensive house, short commute; And…. Keep reading…